diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 97efd49e8697..43c36cb98124 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/kurtosis-tech/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurtosis.list
             sudo apt update
-            sudo apt install kurtosis-cli
+            sudo apt install kurtosis-cli=1.3.0
             kurtosis engine start
       - checkout
       - when: